Patrick LaForgeSo. Three years into the pandemic, Covid has finally breached the household perimeter. We are thankful to be fully vaxxed and boosted. Apartment divided and patient isolated. Cats confused. I hope to remain negative. I have seen enough to know I don’t want the “mild” version.
Update: Tested positive. Cough, headache, trying to get some Paxlovid.
Apparently a drug interaction there but the doc is offering molnupiravir, a different antiviral
Lisa Schamess@palafo bummer. I hope you’re all on the mend very soon.
Roro@palafo „Gute Besserung“ as we say in Germany
Pablo Bello
WordMan@palafo Ugh! Sorry to hear it! Hope you are feeling better soonest.
Nina Bernstein@palafo Oh, too bad. Best wishes for quick recovery.
Nicole@palafo if you get it, get some tic tacs and ice pops. There’s a very funny aftertaste. The mints really helped.
Mary Ann Horn@palafo get well soon! 🤒
LK_writer@palafo I had it in October. Got Paxlovid. Over in 6 days. No rebound. Was fully vaxed& boosted.
Borghal@palafo ugh. I hope you all get better soon!
Labrador Girl@palafo I hope you feel better soon!
MinuteLRM@palafo Sorry, Patrick. Rest, rest, rest (and Paxlovid).
calindrome@palafo Oh no! Hope you’re able to rest.
Anne Ominous@palafo best wishes to you. awhile back, i took a train trip and got lax on the mask. totally got it.
fwiw, Chestal cough syrup, Sambucol (elderberry syrup) and flushing daily w a neti pot really helped me.
a clinical trial has even backed up the neti pot thing - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01455613221123737
Liz "Not A Convicted Felon" D.@palafo I am sorry. Parents had it in August. Went to a party and refused to mask. Paxlovid really helped. And rest as much as possible.
Thanks all for kind words and suggestions
Stefan@palafo good luck!
What's it to you?@palafo *Salutes the fall of an Untouched.*
We fight not to win, but because it's the right thing to do.
Digits@palafo Good luck and hope the household fares well
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Hang in there, Patrick! My husband and I have dodged Covid so far. Extended family households had mild cases during the Omicron surge. Good luck either way.
Hang in there, Patrick! My husband and I have dodged Covid so far. Extended family households had mild cases during the Omicron surge. Good luck either way.
Deb A ✅@palafo Hoping for a speedy recovery for the patient, and that you stay negative
The Spoonless Kitchen@palafo So sorry! Hope everything turns out well, and no one in the household is high-risk. Best wishes/good luck/happy thoughts/etc.
CW: RANT AHEAD:
It's terrible that the general consensus is basically "when you get COVID" now - for some of us, that's still not an option. Nor will it ever be.
But we're "useless eaters" to the "eastern" philosophies and "economic burdens" to the western philosophies, and everyone on both "sides" wants us to just shut up and die already.
Excuse me, please, as I continue to say "Not today!" to the Lord of Death...
OmeletTheDanish@palafo Rats. Hope you both recover quickly and fully.
Mark McCahill@palafo Paxlovid worked for us - I felt a lot better within a day. The main downside is a persistent aftertaste best described as metallic grapefruit rind.
Meanwhile the cats were very confused about why the humans were suddenly so standoffish.